The Prime Minister of the Government of Equatorial Guinea (; ; ) is the head of government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. They are member of the Council of Ministers, which is chaired by the President of the Republic. The appointment of the Prime Minister is made by the President, and since incumbent President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo came to power, all prime ministers have been affiliated with the ruling party, the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE). Generally the post is responsible for administrative coordination within the country's government. The incumbent is Manuel Osa Nsue Nsua, having taken office on 17 August 2024.
History
The name of the position used to be President of the Council of Autonomous Government during the time of Spanish Guinea. Bonifacio Ondó Edu was the first person to hold the preceding office of prime minister of Spanish Guinea, taking effect on 15 December 1963. After independence, the title was post was defunct until 1982, when it was restored and bestowed upon Cristino Seriche Bioko, an independent politician.
Deputy
The principal deputy of the prime minister is the deputy prime minister, the possibility of having more than one deputy prime minister.
Current deputies
{| class="wikitable"
! Title
! Portfolio/Area of responsibility
! Name
|-
| First Deputy Prime Minister
| Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Sports
| Clemente Engonga Nguema Onguene
|-
| Second Deputy Prime Minister
| Relations with Parliament and Legal Affairs
| Ángel Mesie Mibuy
|-
| Third Deputy Prime Minister
| Human Rights
| Alfonso Nsue Mokuy<br />
| 1964
| 15 December 1963
| 12 October 1968
|
| MUNGE
|}
Prime ministers of Equatorial Guinea (1968–present)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" |
! rowspan="2" |Portrait
! rowspan="2" width="150"|Name<br />
! rowspan="2" |Election
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" |Political party
! rowspan="2" |President
|-
! Took office
! Left office
! Time in office
|-
| colspan="8" |Post abolished (12 October 1968 – 15 August 1982)
| rowspan="13" |Teodoro Obiang
|-
! style="background:; color:black;" | 1
| rowspan=2| 90px
| rowspan=2| Cristino Seriche Bioko<br />
| 1983
| rowspan=2| 15 August 1982
| rowspan=2| 4 March 1992
| rowspan=2|
| Independent<br />
|-
! style="background:; color:white;" |
| 1988
| PDGE
|-
! style="background:; color:white;" | 2
| 90px
| Silvestre Siale Bileka<br />
| 1993
| 4 March 1992
| 1 April 1996
|
| PDGE
|-
! style="background:; color:white;" | 3
| 90px
| Ángel Serafín Seriche Dougan<br />
| 1999
| 1 April 1996
| 4 March 2001
|
| PDGE
|-
! style="background:; color:white;" | 4
| 90px
| Cándido Muatetema Rivas<br />
| 2004
| 4 March 2001
| 11 July 2004
|
| PDGE
|-
! style="background:; color:white;" | 5
| 90px
| Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó<br />
| —
| 11 July 2004
| 14 August 2006
|
| PDGE
|-
! style="background:; color:white;" | 6
| 90px
| Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea<br />
| 2008
| 14 August 2006
| 8 July 2008
|
| PDGE
|-
! style="background:; color:white;" | 7
| 90px
| Ignacio Milam Tang<br />
| —
| 8 July 2008
| 21 May 2012
|
| PDGE
|-
! style="background:; color:white;" | 8
| 90px
| Vicente Ehate Tomi<br />
| 2013
| 21 May 2012
| 23 June 2016
|
| PDGE
|-
! style="background:; color:white;" | 9
| 90px
| Francisco Pascual Obama Asue<br />
| 2017<br />2022
| 23 June 2016
| 1 February 2023
|
| PDGE
|-
! style="background:; color:white;" | 10
| 90px
| Manuela Roka Botey<br />
| —
| 1 February 2023
| 17 August 2024
|
| PDGE
|-
! style="background:; color:white;" | 11
| 90px
| Manuel Osa Nsue Nsua<br />
| —
| 17 August 2024
| Incumbent
|
| PDGE
|}
Timeline
See also
- Politics of Equatorial Guinea
- List of presidents of Equatorial Guinea
- Vice President of Equatorial Guinea
- List of colonial governors of Spanish Guinea